11:12 PM,
Feb. 2, 2013

Hector Barrera-Estrada

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Staff report

A struggle with an alleged intoxicated, reckless driver ended after a police confrontation and the man being shot with a stun gun Saturday near a residence in Sparks, police said.

At about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Sparks police were informed of a vehicle spinning in circles and eventually hitting a curb with a flat tire near the 3200 block of Danville Drive, police said. Police arrived to find the vehicle unoccupied.

Neighbors told police the man, 42-year-old Hector Barrera-Estrada, parked the car for a brief time before leaving in a small white truck, authorities said. While officers spoke with ...